Darkstone Code

Chapter 1066 - 1064: Business, Cooperation, and Policy Talks

People have never had much resistance to money.

The wealthier they are, the more this holds true.

Because they have fully experienced and personally felt the joy that money brings, they are even more unable to live without money compared to those who haven’t.

"What do you need me to do?" Count Kazriel still maintained a mindset of just asking questions, he was merely inquiring, just wanting to know more to support a decision.

He hasn’t made a decision yet, he is just asking.

Lynch adjusted his sitting posture, slightly turning to the side, not facing directly.

Sitting directly opposite can be seen as a sign of respect, but in different environments, this posture can also be perceived as aggressive and defensive.

Because "I’m facing you" can subconsciously make people a bit sensitive.

After changing to a side-sitting posture, the atmosphere became more harmonious.

"I need you to increase silver reserves and announce to the public that you intend to use silver as the main precious metal anchor for currency."

After listening, Count Kazriel pondered for a while, "Doing so will cause a great impact on our current currency, silver is too unstable..."

Although it has been climbing rapidly, precisely this rapid climb is an unstable manifestation.

Unlike gold, although gold appreciates slowly, its pace is stable, it doesn’t suddenly surge or plummet.

Even with some fluctuations, it quickly calms down.

This is also related to various countries holding substantial gold reserves, when everyone holds something, especially in large quantities, its price tends to remain steady.

Unless there’s state intervention!

Just like some sensitive materials, there are always fearless individuals who believe they can control international futures’ rises and falls, maybe they have succeeded before, but that was just a rare and brief period.

In the international futures market, countries are the true dealers.

The so-called genius traders often end up ruined by a shift in policy!

Lynch had met and was fortunate to know some self-proclaimed top traders, these people later... none ended well, couldn’t even become ordinary people!

This demonstrates the significant influence of national policies on the international futures market.

The logic is simple, not profound, it’s like if a small country stops importing wheat and announces they have switched to rice.

The price of wheat and barley would plummet rapidly, unrelated to how much institutions released or held back, purely a forecast of market policy changes.

Even if an institution controls ninety-five percent of something worldwide, if people stop buying from it, shifting from a seller’s to a buyer’s market, it can collapse major institutions instantly.

Moreover, even a small country carries more authority in international affairs than "some financial company"!

These companies’ claims have limited impact on the market as a whole, but state announcements hold significant weight, coupled with geopolitical and economic implications.

The best way to crash gold prices is to create an illusion that gold is being gradually abandoned.

Large institutions or big dealers may remain cautious, but don’t forget, the financial markets are filled mostly with ordinary people continuously harvested.

While they don’t understand these changes, they are extremely sensitive and will become the first sacrifices.

At that time, adding weight to silver, with states announcing silver as a currency anchor, would greatly help in continuously driving silver prices up.

A group of people just leaving the gold market would dive into the silver market, and then... Lynch, no, it was a female warlord who triggered this market.

The Federation stepped in to support, Lynch making money while cleaning up, everyone profited!

As for those losing... isn’t it normal for financial markets to have winners and losers?

Just hope those people aren’t leveraging, often it’s the ones dealing with leverage who end up jumping off buildings.

Count Kazriel was very tempted, it wasn’t a very difficult task, but he hesitated a bit, "If we do that and silver encounters problems, our local currency might also collapse."

Lynch nonchalantly shook his head, looking at Count Kazriel as if he were a schoolboy, "You can have your Emperor, King, or whatever, announce you’re abandoning the plan, and I have a personal suggestion..."

"You can first accumulate some Federation Sol, and when necessary, seek assistance from the Federation, like deepening relations between the two countries’ currencies in the exchange market."

"The Federation will step in to stabilize your currency rates, and besides, we can reach cooperation on many trade and industrial development issues."

"This opportunity doesn’t come easily, once the Federation no longer needs international support, if you want to join..."

Lynch shook his head, currently, the Federation is in a phase of needing global recognition, thus valuing support from international players heavily.

It’s like a once self-deprecating person suddenly becoming successful, their insecurity makes them unsure if they’re truly successful, seeking validation from others is their way of confirmation.

Going around asking, "Do you think I’m great" or "Who do you think is greater, me or so-and-so", it’s childish, but also part of growing up.

During this process, you can receive positive feedback from the Federation on almost anything.

Once the Federation Government becomes thicker-skinned and understands international relations better, they won’t care much about seeking allies.

Count Kazriel was interested, connecting with the Federation could lead to more development and more domestic support.

It’s a good thing, but he still needs to discuss with his people, including his King.

"I have a ticket for tomorrow to discuss this with everyone and will get back to you soon. Rest assured, Lynch, I will strive to make this happen..." initially just asking casually, Count Kazriel had changed his thoughts.

After all, the benefits are enormous, a hundred-billion-sized ’prize pool’, there’s no reason to pass it up.

And as Lynch said, if there are no losses and you can earn a lot while deepening cooperation with the Federation, why not?

Everyone knows the Federation currently has the most advanced technology and industry.

Count Kazriel seemed to think of something, "By the way, I wonder if we could purchase some planes, bombers; you know, although our territory is not large, we have defense needs too."

Lynch raised an eyebrow, "Of course, that’s not a problem, actually when you mentioned this, I also wanted to discuss another business with you."

"What?", Count Kazriel was very interested now, so everything he heard was intriguing.

"Talk about the business of defense outsourcing, you know, Darkstone Security has..."

Lynch’s sudden topic shift made Count Kazriel struggle to keep up with his leap in thoughts, but he didn’t refuse the discussion, even listening intently.

Currently, everyone says the Federation Navy has great war potential, whereas the army... entirely depends on Darkstone Security.

If Darkstone Security is capable, then so is the Federation Army, which is why the Federation Society turns a blind eye to Lynch and his Darkstone Security’s ’invasion’, even coining the motto ’rescue those in need’.

No matter how powerful a navy is, it remains a navy, unable to set foot on land. Gafura was like this, its navy ruled the four oceans, leaving the world without much resistance ten, twenty years ago.

But did they acquire any land from it?

No, because their army couldn’t effectively engage on land, which means people respect powerful naval countries but aren’t necessarily scared.

At best, they give up coastal areas, you dare set foot on land?

Once on land, they’ll be held down and beaten to pieces!

The Federation needs a powerful army, it’s in the entire country’s, society’s interest.

The most powerful army now is at Darkstone Security!

If national defense were outsourced... Count Kazriel truly considered it, it could save costs.

Also, their small country doesn’t have a strong defense need, hiring locals... hmm, not easy to manage.

Their small nation’s military often breeds problems, unfixable despite two attempts, outsourcing defense could be good.

At least it means binding their country entirely to the Federation’s chariot.

Over the years, witnessing the Federation’s rapid rise and ambition, Count Kazriel experienced it more deeply than others.

Gafura can somewhat restrict the Federation now, but if Gafura can’t impose any deterrent threat someday, the Federation will be the world’s sole superpower!

On that day, any small attachment to this chariot will have its status enhanced!

The discussion between the two ended after more than an hour. Count Kazriel would return home, and if nothing unpredictable happens, they should proceed with that plan.

This is no longer a single cooperation in a particular field. It’s comprehensive national-level collaboration between a strong and a weak nation; they should know what choice to make.